Glass music widget

What a glass music widget shows

A now-playing widget shows cover art, the track and artist, a progress line and three controls. It works with whichever app is playing, not one particular service.

Reading the current track needs Android's notification access and a media connection, which is a Pro feature in WidgetCraft. The controls send play, pause and skip to the app that is playing.

How the glass style shapes it

Glass widgets look like frosted panes floating over the wallpaper. Android widgets cannot blur what is behind them, so the effect comes from a translucent white fill, a thin bright border and a soft, colorful wallpaper.

• Photos: Give photos the same rounded corners and a 1 point white border at 40% opacity.
• Text: Use white text at full opacity; it must stay readable over any part of the wallpaper.
• Bars and rings: Draw tracks as white at 25% opacity and progress as solid white.

Glass music widget recipe

Glass color palette

• Frost (white 25%) #FFFFFFBackground
• Highlight (white 40%) #FFFFFFSurface and tracks
• White #FFFFFFText
• Mist #E6ECFFLabels
• White #FFFFFFAccent

How to make a glass music widget in WidgetCraft

1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to white at 24% opacity and the corner radius to 28. Add a 1-point outline.
2. Open Data and set up the media connection; Android will ask for notification access.
3. Add an Image layer, 140 × 140 with radius 18, and connect it to the cover art.
4. Add two Text layers connected to the track title (size 20, #FFFFFF) and the artist (size 14, #E6ECFF).
5. Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #FFFFFF, then three shapes for the controls. In Tap, assign previous, play/pause and next.
6. Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

The layout and styling are free. The live data connection for this widget needs WidgetCraft Pro, a one-time purchase.

Tips for glass music widgets

• Set the background to white at 20 to 30% opacity.
• Add a 1 point white outline at about 40% opacity.
• Long titles must truncate on one line; never let them wrap into the controls.
• Make each control at least 48 dp wide so it is easy to hit.
• The widget only shows a track while a media app has an active session.
• Do not expect real blur; choose an already soft wallpaper instead.
• Do not use dark text unless the wallpaper is very light.

Questions about the glass music widget

What size is a glass music widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Frost (white 25%) (#FFFFFF) for the background, White (#FFFFFF) for the main text, Mist (#E6ECFF) for labels and White (#FFFFFF) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

The glass design is free to build. Showing live track details needs the one-time Pro upgrade.

What else is this style called?

People also search for glassmorphism music widget, transparent music widget, frosted glass music widget, translucent music widget. They describe the same look as this glass music widget.

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